Chuko and Arie Esiri's "Clarissa" is the second Nigerian film to ever play Cannes. With Neon as its global distributor, they ...

The Croisette will host a star-studded movie by Nigerian-born twins, the first film by a Rwandan director in the Official Selection, a landmark co-pro and the latest from a Moroccan auteur.

Does the absence of African films in the main competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival point to a glass ceiling? Or is African cinema still slowly but surely finding its way to the top table?

Netflix began its Africa operations in South Africa in 2016. When the US streaming giant announced it was setting up shop in Nigeria in 2020, many west African film-makers, writers, artists and media ...

May 2026 brings an expansive lineup to African cinemas, featuring highly anticipated Nollywood releases and award-winning ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Global Perspectives is a CNN editorial and live event series exploring the dynamic economies at the frontlines of global transformation. The first Global Perspectives live event, taking ...

Founded in 2005 by Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, AMAA was established to promote and celebrate excellence in African cinema, increase the global visibility of African films, and foster cross-continental ...

The three-year deal covers a slate of Studiocanal's English-language features including 'Pressure,' 'Ink,' and 'Full Phil.' ...

Considered the biggest and important platform of its kind for documentary films on the continent, the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival continues a tradition of spotlighting ...

Africa Movie Academy Awards(AMAA) has commenced activities for its 20th year of showcasing and celebrating achievements in the African film industry. Raymond Anyiam-Osigwe, the Designated Chair/CEO of ...

The African Producers Accelerator, an initiative designed to tackle persistent industry barriers faced by mid-career African ...